Brief Word #146 APRIL 2024
Our study of the written Word reveals the living Word. The next time you open your Bible, think of it as a conversation in which the Author is speaking through His Book personally to you. Read more...
Our study of the written Word reveals the living Word. The next time you open your Bible, think of it as a conversation in which the Author is speaking through His Book personally to you. Read more...
The word of God in our heart, through Diligence, Daily, Delving into His Doctrine, sets up a perimeter fence, through which the devil cannot pass. It is a powerful thing, and one too many good people fail to understand just how powerful it is for their own good. Read more...
No matter what your background, no matter how broken you are, no matter how weak you feel, no matter how rich or poor you are, no matter what the circumstances are in your life right now, no matter what your education or qualifications are or are not, you need to know this. God says to you, I pick you – just because. Read more...
Our values and priorities are revealed by what we do. So let’s not make a new year’s resolution, but just do the things that spring from our values and identity. The first of which is to be men and women of the mountain. Read more...
Our lives stand or fall on our understanding of who Jesus is. Perhaps this Christmas can be a time when we consider again what Christmas is, and who Jesus really is. Ah yes; Christmas is about remembering, Christmas is about releasing, and Christmas is about receiving. Read more...
The illustration above is Esther kneeing before King Ahasuerus. An elderly woman supports her, and the king lowers his sceptre to her head, as a sign of acceptance and affection. It’s a key moment in the history of the Jewish people. Read more...
In the midst of all the evil of our own land, all the people need to know that God, the Lord, is God; Sovereign, Master, King, Creator, Judge, Saviour. But especially we the people of God, need to know that God is the Lord, that He is God. End of story. Read more...
What is our perspective, our view, our vision, our concept of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit? It’s very important. How we view something is our reality of that. It’s a bit like wearing glasses. They become a filter, that changes what is, to what we see. The reality hasn’t changed, but what we see of it has. Read more...
Everything was filled with His presence and everything that wasn’t Godly just vanished away. His love filled the room. I mean His love! His indescribable love! It was love like we have not and cannot know or fully understand. It was total, powerful, inconceivable and indescribable in human terms. Read more...
When things are going well, how do we see God? When things are not going well, how do we see God? Because our perspective of God matters a great deal. How do you and I see God? What is He like in our view? These are massive questions. Read more...